Interesting Facts about Dino from The Flintstones

Dino is a purple dinosaur that appears as a pet in the television show “The Flintstones”. He appears in the first episode of the show in 1960, but isn’t given a name until the fourth episode. Like most of the animals on the show, he acts differently than one would expect; he barks, pants and acts like a regular pet dog.

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Dino is a species of dinosaur named “Snorkasaurus”.

Although he appears to be a long-necked type of dinosaur, he is much smaller than all the others shown on the series.

Several times during the show, it is up to Dino to save Bamm-bamm and Pebbles, the children on the show.

Dino often appears in the show jumping to meet Fred Flintstone at the door, knocking him over and licking his face.

Mel Blanc’s distinctive yapping for Dino was later reused in the Flintstones films, although the voice actor had been dead for years.

In all but one episode, Dino acts like a normal household pet. However, in “The Snorkasaurus Hunter”, Dino is shown in a flashback as dramatically different. Not only is he blue, but he stands upright and talks, eventually being taken home by Fred and Barney. The episode finishes with Dino acting as a sort of butler for the family, but all episodes afterwards, Dino is back to acting like a dog.